Free HDB playgrounds one MRT stop apart: MacPherson Weave's watermelon, jackfruit and mini HDB maze, and Ubi Grove's cargo truck and road circuit, for ages 2 to 10.

Labrador Park has two free seaside playgrounds: a retro merry-go-round beside a WWII pillbox and a larger slide tower with a timber maze, by Labrador Park MRT.

KPMG Wellness Garden at East Coast Park Area D: free nature playgarden for ages 2 to 12 with sand tables, a wheelchair-friendly trampoline and a pond trail.

Kinetic Garden at Science Centre Singapore in Jurong East: free outdoor science playground with a magic swing, echo tube, hydraulophone and slides, ages 3 up.